Headphones are great when you want to jam without disturbing anyone else, or you need to hear someone sneaking up behind you in a video game, but when you're free to rock out and by yourself, it's time to unplug the speakers and let the music fly. For this week's Hive Five, we want to know which computer speakers you think are the best-whether it's for straight sound quality, bang for the buck, or overall experience.

This week's call for contenders is closed! To see which of your nominees made it to the top five, head over to our feature, the five best desktop computer speakers, and don't forget to place your vote for the all-out winner!

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Have a favorite set of computer speakers you think are the best of breed? Let us know: This week's Hive will be a bit different than usual because we don't have discussions to collect our votes from, so we're breaking from protocol and collecting votes via Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus, and email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com. For this week only, if you want your favorite to be considered along with the other votes, send it in to us!

About the Hive Five: The Hive Five feature series asks readers to answer the most frequently asked question we get: "Which tool is the best?" Once a week we'll put out a call for contenders looking for the best solution to a certain problem, then YOU tell us your favorite tools to get the job done. Every weekend, we'll report back with the top five recommendations and give you a chance to vote on which is best. For an example, check out last week's five best desktop drive enclosures.

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The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it—it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!